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. >>> new numbers that could ignite another debate on the economic impact of president obama's health care reform law. leading conservative economists says the law would add to the budget deficit instead of reducing it. >>> as you know, this has been a left talk about the gop presidential contenders but now, focus is starring to turn to the nominees' potential running mate. fox's carl cameron has more. >> ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states. >> governor mitt romney. >> reporter: the clock is sticking for mitt romney to pick a running mate, the most complex and consequencial decision a candidate can make. >> i'll stay in the state and continue doing what i promised i would do. >> i'm not going to be the vice presidential nominee. >> reporter: senator mark row rubio from florida remain as a top choice as is senator rob portman from ohio and governor bob mcdonald of the swing state of virginia. chris christie is open to it. condoleezza rice not so much. >> how many ways can say say it, not me. >> i won't rule it out only because i think that i owe it to governor
. >>> new numbers that could ignite another debate on the economic impact of president obama's health care reform law. leading conservative economists says the law would add to the budget deficit instead of reducing it. >>> as you know, this has been a left talk about the gop presidential contenders but now, focus is starring to turn to the nominees' potential running mate. fox's carl cameron has more. >> ladies and gentlemen, the next president of the united states....
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. >>> meantime, the gay marriage debate continues making headlines all across the country. to colorado now where republican lawmakers rejected a civil unions bill that would have given gay couples in the state rights similar to married couples. supporters of the bill gathered in fronted ever capital prior to the vote. it was held during a special legislative session. democratic leaders are now using the issue as a rallying cry to defeat republicans in the november election. obama administration will adopt a first ever national strategy to fight alzheimer's. the administration is hoping to find effective ways to treat or at least stall the disease by 2025. as part of the plan, government will lawn. a web site offering information about the disease and training on how to care for patients. officials will also announce appear $8 million study of an insulin nasal spray that could help with the disease as well as funning for international research and ad campaigns. >>> coming up next here on fox 5 morning news, i think this one will raise a lot of eyebrows. you never know who ge
. >>> meantime, the gay marriage debate continues making headlines all across the country. to colorado now where republican lawmakers rejected a civil unions bill that would have given gay couples in the state rights similar to married couples. supporters of the bill gathered in fronted ever capital prior to the vote. it was held during a special legislative session. democratic leaders are now using the issue as a rallying cry to defeat republicans in the november election. obama...
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in the debates. what we saw in a lot of the polls was tim kaine's margin began to tighten up. and a lot of that was george allen getting a boost from romney's. kaine continues to be popular in the state of virginia. but i think primarily it was a lot closer because of what happened in the closing weeks of the presidential race. i don't think anybody was quite surprised it ended up being that close. right up until the end they were saying that race had become neck and neck and too close to call. >> all right. thank you. >> still ahead during this hour, lessons learned from last night's results. why republicans have a long way to go when it comes to minority support. why it was a big night for same sex marriage and marijuana. time right now is 8:37. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ we were skipping stones ♪ and letting go ♪ over the river and down the road ♪ [ female announcer ] at nature valley, we know nature comes together in amazing ways. that's why we bring together natural ingredients, like dar
in the debates. what we saw in a lot of the polls was tim kaine's margin began to tighten up. and a lot of that was george allen getting a boost from romney's. kaine continues to be popular in the state of virginia. but i think primarily it was a lot closer because of what happened in the closing weeks of the presidential race. i don't think anybody was quite surprised it ended up being that close. right up until the end they were saying that race had become neck and neck and too close to call....
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fox's doug luzader has the latest on the president barack obama and mitt romney debate preps. >> reporter: one new national poll is out. but it really hasn't done a whole lot to change the real clear politics, national average of polls, which shows the president nationwide about 3 1/2 points up, over mitt romney. but this all comes down to swing states, including colorado. the site of wednesday's debate. >> mitt romney is already in denver. getting in to the final campaigning and a last-minute endorsement from former broncos quarterback john elway but preparing for a much more critical stage on wednesday. >> so i look forward to these debates. i'm delighted that we will have three debates. it will be a conversation with the american people that will span almost an entire month. >> that stage at the university of denver is still being set for the first debate which will focus primarily on domestic issues. >> this is barack obama. how are you? >> president obama made some quick phone calls at a campaign office in nevada where he is going through debate rehearsals. >> basically they're keepi
fox's doug luzader has the latest on the president barack obama and mitt romney debate preps. >> reporter: one new national poll is out. but it really hasn't done a whole lot to change the real clear politics, national average of polls, which shows the president nationwide about 3 1/2 points up, over mitt romney. but this all comes down to swing states, including colorado. the site of wednesday's debate. >> mitt romney is already in denver. getting in to the final campaigning and a...
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in april, this spring if he does become the nominee and he was able to get in a few shots at barack obama, which is something a front runner should do as well. >>> john huntsman we saw him pull out a couple hours before this debate and throw his support, behind romney, two questions, how impactful is jon huntsman leaving the race how much will that make a difference and secondly he endorses mitt romney just last week was you know, he called him basically unelectable, how much of this is politics do we see through that as just what it is, politics at the time? >> well, on your second point this is something you see all the time republicans once opponents when not opponents come back and endorse that person when you saw john mccain on the trail with romney, he was someone john mccain did not like in 2008 someone he aggressively attacked on the trail that is something you see frequently. the impact of the hadn'tsman endorsement doesn't make -- huntsman endorsement doesn't make one difference. the person who would have voted would have gone to romney any way he did not have a significant shot
in april, this spring if he does become the nominee and he was able to get in a few shots at barack obama, which is something a front runner should do as well. >>> john huntsman we saw him pull out a couple hours before this debate and throw his support, behind romney, two questions, how impactful is jon huntsman leaving the race how much will that make a difference and secondly he endorses mitt romney just last week was you know, he called him basically unelectable, how much of this...
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he did well in the first debate. and they were like oh, my god a melt down by obama. he's going to lose. and i kept saying no that's not what turns elections. it's governing not campaigning. to govern as well as he possibly can over the next four years. that's the real message here. >> heard some of the pundant talking about that last push after super storm sandy when he appeared working together with a republican governor. and really at one point at the convention and so forth, how much did that sort of message, how did that resonate with voters or anything to do with his last minute push? >> since i predicted the election two and a half years before that. the beauty of the keys as they stay the same. through all the ups and downs. obama had some real low points in this campaign. some pretty good high points. but you can say he ran a great campaign. he gave a mediocre convention speech. he had a historic melt down in the first debate losing it by the biggest margin of any candidate in history. and he was faulted by those same pundants for not being specific enough an
he did well in the first debate. and they were like oh, my god a melt down by obama. he's going to lose. and i kept saying no that's not what turns elections. it's governing not campaigning. to govern as well as he possibly can over the next four years. that's the real message here. >> heard some of the pundant talking about that last push after super storm sandy when he appeared working together with a republican governor. and really at one point at the convention and so forth, how much...
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>>> the first debate is now in the books, president barack obama and governor mitt romney showcased their vision for the country to a national audience. the face-to-face focused mostly on the economy and differences of opinion and strategies. joining us now is jonathan strong with roll call. they've been watching the campaign, you watched the debates, kind of doing some fact checking and overall impressions. thanks for coming in. first of all, tell me your overall impression of the debate. is there a winner, is there a loser, how did it go? >> well, i think the consensus opinion following the debate was that romney was kind of a strong winner here. his temperment, his demeanor was much more -- he had a lot more energy on stage. president obama looked -- his presentation was a little bit halting, he kept looking down throughout the debate, and so a lot of that poad language that tends to -- body language that tends to resonate with voters who aren't as tuned into the campaign went romney's direction. >> by some measure, some people say when you see these debates, you want to see who looks
>>> the first debate is now in the books, president barack obama and governor mitt romney showcased their vision for the country to a national audience. the face-to-face focused mostly on the economy and differences of opinion and strategies. joining us now is jonathan strong with roll call. they've been watching the campaign, you watched the debates, kind of doing some fact checking and overall impressions. thanks for coming in. first of all, tell me your overall impression of the...
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. >> that first debate will take place wednesday night in denver. >>> president obama will stay here in the district today. he has three campaign events scheduled in d.c. the president also campaigned yesterday in virginia. he was 200 miles from romney in virginia beach. >>> the nfl referees are back on the job. the regular refs received a standing ovation when we took the field before last night's ravens-bengals game in baltimore. the honeymoon was short-lived, as you might imagine. the crowd quickly booed when the hometown ravens were called for an unsportsmanlike penalty. this was the first game since the nfl and players union reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract. nfl commissioner roger goodell apologized to fans for the lockout. >> we're sorry to bring our fans through that, sorry to bring the general public through that. that's, unfortunately, part of labor management disputes. >> the referees union plans to vote today or tomorrow on the labor deal. >> a texas man faces up to five years in prison after admitting he tried to extort money from redskins quarterback
. >> that first debate will take place wednesday night in denver. >>> president obama will stay here in the district today. he has three campaign events scheduled in d.c. the president also campaigned yesterday in virginia. he was 200 miles from romney in virginia beach. >>> the nfl referees are back on the job. the regular refs received a standing ovation when we took the field before last night's ravens-bengals game in baltimore. the honeymoon was short-lived, as you...
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and most of the polls credited obama with a vehicle nor that debate. more importantly, though, i think he showed himself very strong on the libya question where romney thought he was going to make some gains. he really appeared presidential, he was very forceful and caught romney in the gaffe misstating what obama said. i think that everyone was tweeting last night when is he going to mention the 47%. >> right. >> and what he did smartly, he made his arguments about it and held it to the end and i think this is very, very important for obama, and i think quickly, that a lot of democrats were worried that he would be laid back again and romney would take advantage of him and that the election could be in trouble. i think folks are feeling better. >> what did you think of the governor? >> i think he's had a harder time connecting with the people than barack obama, he is who he is. he didn't make a major mistake, the bar was pretty low. all he had to do is show up and not knock anything over or forget his name to improve upon that performance. i think peo
and most of the polls credited obama with a vehicle nor that debate. more importantly, though, i think he showed himself very strong on the libya question where romney thought he was going to make some gains. he really appeared presidential, he was very forceful and caught romney in the gaffe misstating what obama said. i think that everyone was tweeting last night when is he going to mention the 47%. >> right. >> and what he did smartly, he made his arguments about it and held it...
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supreme court votes to uphold president obama's health care reform law. it's a decision that impacts millions of americans and a political victory for the president in this election year. but the battle is not over. mitt romney is vowing to repeal the law if he takes office. and the republican controlled house is working on scheduling a vote to repeal it as well. the justices' 5-4 decision stated the individual mandate requiring most americans to have health coverage can remain. chief justice john roberts was the swing vote. coming up, we're taking a look at how this may affect you. >>> also on capitol hill, some democrats joined republicans in the house to hold attorney general eric holder in contempt of congress. about 100 other democrats walked out to protest yesterday's vote. there were actually two resolutions in the house, one was criminal, the other a civil contempt charge. the votes were pushed by republicans in the house who demanded that holder hand over all documents related to the failed gun running operation known as fast and furious. >>> inv
supreme court votes to uphold president obama's health care reform law. it's a decision that impacts millions of americans and a political victory for the president in this election year. but the battle is not over. mitt romney is vowing to repeal the law if he takes office. and the republican controlled house is working on scheduling a vote to repeal it as well. the justices' 5-4 decision stated the individual mandate requiring most americans to have health coverage can remain. chief justice...
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asking president obama to add more funding to 2013 budget request. the request for more aid comes as the president and congress are debating how to avoid massive tax heights and spending cuts. >>> and after two weeks of no electricity some are suing the ppany on long island. the chief operating officer is also resigning after hundreds protested at the company's headquarters. meanwhile, some homeowners are getting confusing letters about their homes. the city is imposing fines apparently for not fixing building violations that were actually caused by the storm. >>> the statue of liberty and liberty island will remain closed until further notice. the park service is continuing to examine and repair infrastructure. the statue of liberty just reopened in october. the damage includes missing railings, damaged walkways and shut down of all mechanical systems. >>> a little closer to home. good news for ocean city. the city's famous fishing pier will be rebuilt soon. the pilings that were left standing have now been removed. the pier should be ready for busi
asking president obama to add more funding to 2013 budget request. the request for more aid comes as the president and congress are debating how to avoid massive tax heights and spending cuts. >>> and after two weeks of no electricity some are suing the ppany on long island. the chief operating officer is also resigning after hundreds protested at the company's headquarters. meanwhile, some homeowners are getting confusing letters about their homes. the city is imposing fines...
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he'll say obama killed him. the bottom line is you lose debates, you don't win. in this case no one lost. we move on. focus is back on the economy back on jobs. and that's where we'll see that. >> let's talk about the ads i mentioned. new ads as there always thereafter the debate. i want to show romney's ad. it's called the apology tour and this comes from something he said in the debate. >> the president became with an apology tour to going to nations and criticizing america. i think they look at that and saw weakness. went to the middle east and egypt and turkey and iraq. and skipped israel. you said america had dictated other nations. mr. president america has not dictated to other nations. >> jim, let's start with you. what is romney trying to achieve here and whether or not you think it's an affective ad? >> this was one of the best lines coming out of the debate. they wanted to highlight a little bit. this ad is running heavily in florida. florida is still a swing state that we're going to be campaigning an awful lot. what you see in most campaigns now is s
he'll say obama killed him. the bottom line is you lose debates, you don't win. in this case no one lost. we move on. focus is back on the economy back on jobs. and that's where we'll see that. >> let's talk about the ads i mentioned. new ads as there always thereafter the debate. i want to show romney's ad. it's called the apology tour and this comes from something he said in the debate. >> the president became with an apology tour to going to nations and criticizing america. i...
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first of three presidential debates is tonight where president obama and governor mitt romney will stand on the same stage for the first time in eight years. >> now, in the swing state of colorado, the candidates will focus on the economy. melanie alnwick is live at the white house with a preview. >> reporter: more than 50 million people are expected to tune in tonight to witness the verbal sparring. governor rome necessity's message will be that the country cannot afford four more years of the obama administration and its policies. president obama's message will be that the country is far better off than it would have been without his policies and he needs four more years in order to be able to finish the job. now, in denver, colorado, final preparations are under way for that first presidential election debate in colorado. the showdown in denver between the president and governor mitt romney will take place at the university of denver. now, unlike debates in the past, this one will be a little bit different. it will be a 90-minute debate broken up into six 15-minute discussions as orga
first of three presidential debates is tonight where president obama and governor mitt romney will stand on the same stage for the first time in eight years. >> now, in the swing state of colorado, the candidates will focus on the economy. melanie alnwick is live at the white house with a preview. >> reporter: more than 50 million people are expected to tune in tonight to witness the verbal sparring. governor rome necessity's message will be that the country cannot afford four more...
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announcement is parking another national debate on this hot topic issue. the president has said over the years that his personal feelings about gay marriage have been evolving. his final shift in support was influenced, he says, in large part by members of his administration who are in committed same-sex marriages raising children and his daughters. >> malia and sasha, it wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently t doesn't make sense to them. and frankly, that is the kind of thing that prompts a change in perspective. >> president obama says he believes it is up to each individual state to decide whether to legalize marriages between gay couples. >>> according to a new gallup poll, 50% of americans surveyed support the legalization of same-sex marriage. >> 4% are against it. presumptive republican presidential nominee mitt romney not directly criticizing the president's support on the issue but he says he opposes it. >> marriage itself is a relationship between a man and a woman and that is my own preference. i
announcement is parking another national debate on this hot topic issue. the president has said over the years that his personal feelings about gay marriage have been evolving. his final shift in support was influenced, he says, in large part by members of his administration who are in committed same-sex marriages raising children and his daughters. >> malia and sasha, it wouldn't dawn on them that somehow their friends' parents would be treated differently t doesn't make sense to them....
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maybe we could have someone like newt gingrich and maybe not beat obama but possibly beat him in a debate. >> here is the interesting thing you say maybe not beat obama but that is the goal the objective of republicans so, we are way out from the big election, but can newt gingrich, beat president obama, a lot of people thing there is too much baggage. >> if you talk to an analyst, and tell minute gingrich would do a lot in the south, if the economy sours and unemployment goes to 9, 9 president 5% all bets are -- 9.5% all bets are off. can gingrich win likely. >>> can he carry this momentum from south carolina into florida. >> yes. they have two more debates this week that is his strong suit. can he win florida? absolutely. polls dramatically changed i don't think he should pay attention until after these debates. romney must come back have a stronger performance basically this nomination ballot is all about debates, rick perry wasn't good he is gone. gingrich was good now he is on top. >> look at numbers those are from south carolina, gingrich 40%, romney 28%, santorum, 17% is this incre
maybe we could have someone like newt gingrich and maybe not beat obama but possibly beat him in a debate. >> here is the interesting thing you say maybe not beat obama but that is the goal the objective of republicans so, we are way out from the big election, but can newt gingrich, beat president obama, a lot of people thing there is too much baggage. >> if you talk to an analyst, and tell minute gingrich would do a lot in the south, if the economy sours and unemployment goes to 9,...
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we've got reaction from both sides to have debate including gop front runner mitt romney. >>> let's go caps. >> and a great morning for caps fans, still celebrating last night's crucial win against the rangers. >> also ahead plenty of people talking about it but should you buy it. what the experts are saying about facebook's upcoming ipo. good morning i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. >>> the caps are still alive. they beat the rangers 2-1 last night at verizon center, alex ovechkin got the first goal less than 2 minutes in after some beautiful passing. jason would add another goal second period deciding game 7 will be at madison square gardens new york on saturday. the puck drops 7:30 p.m. >> all eyes on the big apple. >> yesterday i am running home to try to catch the beginning of the game and it just started. there is this roar coming out of every bar across the city when ovechkin scored. it was so loud. >> it was a great feeling. >> go caps. >>> all right weather, exciting too. in fact next couple days, perfect. sunshine, low humidity look at that live shot. >> that is th
we've got reaction from both sides to have debate including gop front runner mitt romney. >>> let's go caps. >> and a great morning for caps fans, still celebrating last night's crucial win against the rangers. >> also ahead plenty of people talking about it but should you buy it. what the experts are saying about facebook's upcoming ipo. good morning i am tony perkins. >> i am allison seymour. >>> the caps are still alive. they beat the rangers 2-1 last...
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. >>> while those protests were going on president obama hosted nato allies with tight security. yesterday, secretary of state hillary clinton met with pakistan's president. pakistan and the u.s. are debating pakistan's decision to close key routes to afghanistan used by nato supply convoys. afghanistan is a central focus of the meetings as nato tries to determine the best way to put a withdrawal plan into action. this is the largest meeting of nato leaders in the alliances history. >> also making headlines naacp speaking out about its significant endorsement of same- sex marriage. over the weekend the civil rights group passed a resolution that said marriage equality deserves protection under the law. naacp president, said in a statement, civil marriage is a civil right and a matter of civil law. naacps support for marriage equality is deeply rooted in the 14th amendment of the united states constitution and equal protection for all people. >>> to north carolina jury deliberations resume. the jury got the case friday after almost 4 weeks of testimony, but, prosecutors had a high
. >>> while those protests were going on president obama hosted nato allies with tight security. yesterday, secretary of state hillary clinton met with pakistan's president. pakistan and the u.s. are debating pakistan's decision to close key routes to afghanistan used by nato supply convoys. afghanistan is a central focus of the meetings as nato tries to determine the best way to put a withdrawal plan into action. this is the largest meeting of nato leaders in the alliances history....
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on tuesday morning, the debate over president obama's health care law is about to come under even more fire we will explain that. >> relief on the way for struggling homeowners coming up next what the federal government is doing to help get the housing market back on track. >> one of a kind event happening at the capitol hill art workshop you are invited. dancers ands actors, musicians, artists coming together to celebrate its 40th anniversary holly morris is learning about it and getting a lesson in ceramics we will check with her a little later man: we need a good night's sleep. woman: which means a little heat to keep us warm. and a good dose of support for my back. some over-the-top comfort couldn't hurt. and our perfect dream factory's been built. you're feeling sleepy already? nighty-night. [giggling] >>> teenage birthrates continue to drop new government data shows nearly every state saw a decline in teen births between 2007 and 2010, only west virginia, montana, and north dakota had rate that is stayed the same the highest rate mississippi, lowest new hampshir
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capital debate the gun laws. we will take a closer look. >> a live look outside. traffic is not too bad in that spot on the beltway. lauren demarco will be here to tell us what is happening across the area. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, i'm barack obama and i approve this message. for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood... >>> making headlines, a tragic accident in south texas involving 23 people. around 7:00 a pickup truck left the highway and crashed into trees killing 11 people including children. now, police say all of the victims were in the same ford f 250 pickup. we are told some of the survivors have life-threatening injuries. >>> take a look at this. mass chaos outside a california police department last night. protestors burst into police headquarters in anaheim as the chief held a news conference to discuss a deadly hooting of an man the
capital debate the gun laws. we will take a closer look. >> a live look outside. traffic is not too bad in that spot on the beltway. lauren demarco will be here to tell us what is happening across the area. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [romney singing]: oh beautiful, for spacious skies, i'm barack obama and i approve this message. for amber waves of grain, for purple mountains majesty, above the fruited plain, america, america, god shed his grace on thee, and crowned thy good, with brotherhood......
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with president obama. paul ryan will have to fend off attacks on his conservative policies. >> congressman ryan is a smart and effective speaker, but his ideas are the wrong ones. >> it's my first time, so, sure, it's a nervous situation because joe biden is one of the most experienced debaters we have in modern politics, but the achilles heel he has is president obama's record. >> we will get more insight into the vice presidential debate coming up a little bit later with fox news host brett baier. allison. >> tony, thank you very much. >>> the presidential candidates are back on the campaign trail today. president obama will head to the battleground state of florida. mitt romney will campaign through north carolina. in the meantime a new poll gives romney a one-point lead over the president in colorado, but the quinnpiac university/cbs news/new york times poll found president obama has a three-point advantage in wisconsin. and in virginia romney still holds a five-point lead over the president. >>> new t
with president obama. paul ryan will have to fend off attacks on his conservative policies. >> congressman ryan is a smart and effective speaker, but his ideas are the wrong ones. >> it's my first time, so, sure, it's a nervous situation because joe biden is one of the most experienced debaters we have in modern politics, but the achilles heel he has is president obama's record. >> we will get more insight into the vice presidential debate coming up a little bit later with fox...
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obama's actions not his words. >> you can be extraordinarily eloquent and describe all the wonderful things you can do, but when you cut through the words, you can look at the record. and when you can see policies that have not created the jobs america needs, then you know it's time to choose a new leader. >> reporter: president obama even tried to turn a stumble into a stinging critique. >> i want to see us export more jobs, export more products, excuse me. i was -- i was channeling my opponent there for a second. >> reporter: and earlier this week, mitt romney told me he's not worried about the polls, the polls go up and they go down. but savannah, where they are right now does begin to matter. beginning today as many as 30 states are voting with absentee or early voting. iowa, the latest state to vote, early voting there begins today. >> all right. peter alexander in the battleground of virginia, thank you very much. >>> let us get a check of the rest of the morning's top stories. >> good morning, everyone. a renewed search effort this morning for jimmy hoffa missing since 1975 as
obama's actions not his words. >> you can be extraordinarily eloquent and describe all the wonderful things you can do, but when you cut through the words, you can look at the record. and when you can see policies that have not created the jobs america needs, then you know it's time to choose a new leader. >> reporter: president obama even tried to turn a stumble into a stinging critique. >> i want to see us export more jobs, export more products, excuse me. i was -- i was...
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debate. what could come out of tonight's showdown that some predict could show more sparks than what we saw on the stage last week. >>> good morning to you. live look outside at the u.s. capitol dome. >> -- all eyes on on the vice presidential debate. >> happy thursday. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm tony perkins in for sarah simmons this morning. turn is here with the good word on what we can expect today as far as our weather. >> i'm wearing the red and blue. >> i got on purple. >> i don't know. >> there is always tomorrow to get it right. >> hopefully, there is tomorrow. >> all right. let's get to weather. it will be cool if you are heading to the game this afternoon. if you are working out in the yard, that kind of thing, cool as well. generally in the 40s. it has just fallen into the 40s here in the city. there is a live look at your satellite picture. most of the cloud cover is well to our north and to northern new england, upstate new yo. we are looking at fine conditionsen unlike yesterday
debate. what could come out of tonight's showdown that some predict could show more sparks than what we saw on the stage last week. >>> good morning to you. live look outside at the u.s. capitol dome. >> -- all eyes on on the vice presidential debate. >> happy thursday. i'm wisdom martin. >> i'm tony perkins in for sarah simmons this morning. turn is here with the good word on what we can expect today as far as our weather. >> i'm wearing the red and blue....
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last week's debate. romney has the lead with 49% to president obama's 47%. romney will deliver a speech on foreign policy at virginia military institute today. president obama will be campaigning and fund raising in california. >>> virginia's two contenders for jim web's soon to be empty seat will be back in the spotlight today. democratic tim kaine and republican george allen will debate in richmond. this comes as a new poll of likely voters shows kaine pulling ahead. now 52% of voters picked kaine, 45% back allen. >>> developing this morning, the number of rare meningitis cases linked to a tainted steroid treatment has risen to 91, spanning nine states and killing seven. another case was reported in maryland this weekend, bringing the total there to three. 18 cases have been reported in virginia with one death in each state. the massachusetts pharmacy linked to the outbreak has issued a voluntary recall of all of its products. officials say anyone who received the steroid injection between july and sep
last week's debate. romney has the lead with 49% to president obama's 47%. romney will deliver a speech on foreign policy at virginia military institute today. president obama will be campaigning and fund raising in california. >>> virginia's two contenders for jim web's soon to be empty seat will be back in the spotlight today. democratic tim kaine and republican george allen will debate in richmond. this comes as a new poll of likely voters shows kaine pulling ahead. now 52% of...
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sources in the obama campaign say mr. obama will be at the mccormick place convention center in chicago. it's the same place used for the nato summit there last may. tony? >>> sarah, thank you very much. mitt romney's oldest son is making headlines this morning for a joking comment he made in the wake of tuesday's presidential debate. it involves punching the president. tag romney was an a north carolina radio show yesterday when the host asked about the romney family watching the debate in person. >> what is it like for you to hear the president of the united states call your dad a liar. how do you react to that? >> jump out of your seat and you want to rush down to the debate stage and take a swing at him, but you know you can't do that, first, because there's a lot of secret service and it's the nature of the process. they're going to try to do everything they can to make my dad something he's not. we signed up for it. we have to take our punches and send them back the other way. >> during the interview he also talked
sources in the obama campaign say mr. obama will be at the mccormick place convention center in chicago. it's the same place used for the nato summit there last may. tony? >>> sarah, thank you very much. mitt romney's oldest son is making headlines this morning for a joking comment he made in the wake of tuesday's presidential debate. it involves punching the president. tag romney was an a north carolina radio show yesterday when the host asked about the romney family watching the...
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. >>> an angry debate about president obama's contraceptive mandate in his health care law. >>> this surveillance video could help police catch a suspect. we'll show you more coming up next. 3q at lysol, we discovered a problem. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen, and the more germs we can spread on our hands. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one no-touch solution for sparkling dishes, plus clean surfaces, plus healthy hands. because our mission is a healthy home made simple. lysol. mission for health. in more ways than ever. and our networks are getting crowded. but if congress frees up more wireless spectrum, we can empower more people to innovate, create jobs, and put momentum behind our economy. and a spectrum auction could raise as much as 30 billion dollars to help fund the payroll tax cut. it's simple. more spectrum means more freedom. for everyone. >>> d.c. police released this surveillance video hoping to locate a person of interest. the victim was attacked around 3:00 in the morning. police are ask
. >>> an angry debate about president obama's contraceptive mandate in his health care law. >>> this surveillance video could help police catch a suspect. we'll show you more coming up next. 3q at lysol, we discovered a problem. the more products we touch around the sink, the more dirt can spread around the kitchen, and the more germs we can spread on our hands. that's why we created the lysol no-touch kitchen system. one no-touch solution for sparkling dishes, plus clean...
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signature legislation. >> today's debate focuses on the individual mandate, the requirement to buy health insurance we get the latest from foxes doug luzader on capitol hill. >> reporter: today is the critical day for this, the question, whether the federal government can force you and everyone else, to purchase health insurance. the crowds and protests have been building and this is the day that most of these people have been waiting for when the court will tackle the very essence of president obama's health care plan. the requirement all americans purchase health insurance. 26 states will argue that it goes too far. >> if you breathe congress can regulate you, and that is what we have got to stop the slippery slope from happening. >> reporter: yesterday the court heard arguments about the timing of the case because every american will have to pay the government money if they don't buy insurance, there is a legal question about whether that is technically a tax if it is the court might have to hold off on a decision until the tax is enforced by the the irs in 2015. president obama has be
signature legislation. >> today's debate focuses on the individual mandate, the requirement to buy health insurance we get the latest from foxes doug luzader on capitol hill. >> reporter: today is the critical day for this, the question, whether the federal government can force you and everyone else, to purchase health insurance. the crowds and protests have been building and this is the day that most of these people have been waiting for when the court will tackle the very essence...
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now the wait is about over whatever the decision today though you can bet the debate is not over. >> outside the supreme court all of that waiting will finally come to an end the court's nine justices will give thumbs up or down to all or part of the president's health care plan. the future of the the nations health care system is at stake. >> i believe it was right, to make sure, that everybody in this country, gets decent health care and not bankrupt when they get sick. that is what i believe but it is up to you. >> reporter: actually up to the court now, who could up hold or toss out the entire plan the president staked so much of his time and political capital on or invalidate just one part like the individual mandate requirement all americans purchase health insurance either way last night republican mitt romney was ready to pounce. >> my guess is they are not sleeping real well at the white house tonight, that is the way it ought to be. >> reporter: house speaker john boehner has said republicans will repeal any thing that remains of this law whatever the decision is comes down
now the wait is about over whatever the decision today though you can bet the debate is not over. >> outside the supreme court all of that waiting will finally come to an end the court's nine justices will give thumbs up or down to all or part of the president's health care plan. the future of the the nations health care system is at stake. >> i believe it was right, to make sure, that everybody in this country, gets decent health care and not bankrupt when they get sick. that is...
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obama and mitt romney and 130,000 people support them. today, the new jersey teens will deliver their petitions to the commission on presidential debates in northwest. there has not been a female moderator at a presidential debate since 1992 when it was led by abc's carol simpson. interesting. didn't know it had been there long. >>> now, let's talk about football. >> you love to do that. >> means football soap is almost here. day five of redskins training camp. >> all eyes on rg iii. but the guys who are supposed to protect him have run into issues. dave ross live at ashburn. >> you can't do the show up there all by yourself. you need the help from wisdom martin. >> it is way too early in the morning for you to be hating. >> wisdom knew right away where i was going with that. >> i'm serious, you guys. there are a lot of injury concerns and we were hoping we would still be talking about rg iii. we talked about jamal brown. that mri is coming today on that right hip. he is already on the pup list. new injuries to cory liptonsteger. he will
obama and mitt romney and 130,000 people support them. today, the new jersey teens will deliver their petitions to the commission on presidential debates in northwest. there has not been a female moderator at a presidential debate since 1992 when it was led by abc's carol simpson. interesting. didn't know it had been there long. >>> now, let's talk about football. >> you love to do that. >> means football soap is almost here. day five of redskins training camp. >> all...
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i think it really depends on the debate and what happens in the debate will depend on how president obama performs against him and how he comes after him. i think the president's very lucky to have the unemployment numbers come out next week, after that first debate, rather than this week, before the debate, because that would give him an opening. we've seen these debates take unusual turns in the past. president ford liberated poland when he was debating, you'll remember, and jimmy carter, he talked about nuclear policy with amy and ronald reagan looked and said there you go again, and it changed it for ronald reagan. >> let's talk about that fight night. a lot of commentators think of because where romney is it's a make-or-break moment for him. i love to hear all the commentators fall over themselves to compliment each other for once on the campaign trail. you had mitt romney saying the president obviously is a very eloquent gifted speaker. david axelrod said i think the invasion of normandy took less preparation than romney is putting into these debates. who is the better debater? >> i
i think it really depends on the debate and what happens in the debate will depend on how president obama performs against him and how he comes after him. i think the president's very lucky to have the unemployment numbers come out next week, after that first debate, rather than this week, before the debate, because that would give him an opening. we've seen these debates take unusual turns in the past. president ford liberated poland when he was debating, you'll remember, and jimmy carter, he...
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the justices found president obama's health care law is constitutional. for reaction and fallout, we turn to jennifer davis live on the hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, allison. the supreme court settled the legal battle surrounding the health care law, but the political one is underway. both parties say the ruling is energizing their bases and republicans say they'll hold a vote to try to repeal obama care. crowds in front of the supreme court thursday have moved on, but passionate reaction to the health care decision certainly remains. the president, though, says with the constitutionality of the affordable care act now settled, it's time to move ahead enacting it. >> the highest court in the land has now spoken. we will continue to implement this law and we'll work together to improve on it where we can. >> reporter: the 5-4 opinion is a big win for the president. the court upheld one of his domestic achievements, ruling the individual mandate requiring nearly every american to have insurance falls under the power to tax. >> the de
the justices found president obama's health care law is constitutional. for reaction and fallout, we turn to jennifer davis live on the hill. good morning. >> reporter: good morning to you, allison. the supreme court settled the legal battle surrounding the health care law, but the political one is underway. both parties say the ruling is energizing their bases and republicans say they'll hold a vote to try to repeal obama care. crowds in front of the supreme court thursday have moved on,...
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the debates pushed him back up but in the end, the obama campaign hay great turnout machine. i mean unprecedented in turnout machine. i oversaw the turnout with bush in the re-elect in 2004 and when you've had five years to build a turnout machine, think about that, the romney campaign had eight months. the obama campaign had five years. we had that same situation in 2004 when we were going against kerry. you have a lot more resource that you can dedicate. you have a better organization. it proved ultimately the victory. >> the next question is, moving forward with the republican party, whether it is mitt romney or someone else, how do they move forward? what is next for the republican party? >> one of the exit polls answers that came out yesterday was that the december graphics of this country. >> v. changed and republicans need to step up especially with hispanic voters. we are getting killed with hispanic voters right now and we have to come up with real solutions that address these voters and what they really care about. as far as candidates are concerned, i'm he actually
the debates pushed him back up but in the end, the obama campaign hay great turnout machine. i mean unprecedented in turnout machine. i oversaw the turnout with bush in the re-elect in 2004 and when you've had five years to build a turnout machine, think about that, the romney campaign had eight months. the obama campaign had five years. we had that same situation in 2004 when we were going against kerry. you have a lot more resource that you can dedicate. you have a better organization. it...
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vice presidential debate as a chance to get back on track. as far as the poll numbers are concerned, the obama campaign has long said they run this race as though they were 5 points behind. their fear is the numbers could soon confirm that assumption. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> hitting the campaign trail in northern virginia for her husband today, the first lady, michelle obama, will travel to loudoun county fairgrounds to speak about what is at stake in the election for virginiaens. she'll encourage everyone to register to vote before the october 15th deadline. >>> people living in the district, today is the last day to register to vote by mail. applications are available online and at libraries, fire houses and police stations throughout the city. however, if you miss today's deadline, voters can still register in person at early voting centers or on election day at their polling place. >>> all right, coming up, david blaine wraps up his stunt in new york city. >> already? >> yeah. >> okay. the series is all tied up. the fin
vice presidential debate as a chance to get back on track. as far as the poll numbers are concerned, the obama campaign has long said they run this race as though they were 5 points behind. their fear is the numbers could soon confirm that assumption. in washington, doug luzader, fox news. >>> hitting the campaign trail in northern virginia for her husband today, the first lady, michelle obama, will travel to loudoun county fairgrounds to speak about what is at stake in the election...
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romney is going after obama on the debt and the deficit. and we are going to debate all of these issues that are going to be central to the presidential campaign. it doesn't seem as exciting as chicken, though, does it? >> sorry, it really doesn't. but i will -- sorry about that. but i will also say that it seems like it's going to come right back down to the economy come november. >> absolutely. look, you've got millions of people unemployed or underemployed and these two gentlemen are offering two completely different philosophies, visions for where to take the country, so i think it's going to be a really dramatic campaign and a very clear choice for people as to what they think is the solution, what's the answer. >> chris, i think you could spice it up by adding lorraine to the panel. lorraine, i don't know what you think about that but i would love to hear your opinion too. >> politics is not really my thing. i think one person that's really good at it is mr. sunday here. >> okay. we will leave it to mr. sunday. >> actually, she has lo
romney is going after obama on the debt and the deficit. and we are going to debate all of these issues that are going to be central to the presidential campaign. it doesn't seem as exciting as chicken, though, does it? >> sorry, it really doesn't. but i will -- sorry about that. but i will also say that it seems like it's going to come right back down to the economy come november. >> absolutely. look, you've got millions of people unemployed or underemployed and these two gentlemen...
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. >> how big of a game changer were these debates? >> i think the debates give the candidates an opportunity to talk to the american people directly. this is an election where we're having clear choices on what you want to do. president obama has laid out how he wants to work and dealing with the deficit and dealing with the economy and how we go through this whole process of how you reduce the deficit. and you listen to governor romney. more and more people start to focus in on it. you can't give a $5 trillion tax cut and adds $7 trillion on top of the numbers now and not tell the american people you have to pay for it. you can't do it by eliminating loopholes. >> and you can't do it by taxing the rich either. >> and i agree with you on that. >> and, you know, the difference here is the fact that obama has four years of showing us what he would do. and that four years has been a failure. failure in foreign policy and domestic policy. he put out a glossy booklet this week that said what the next four years would look like. exactly lik
. >> how big of a game changer were these debates? >> i think the debates give the candidates an opportunity to talk to the american people directly. this is an election where we're having clear choices on what you want to do. president obama has laid out how he wants to work and dealing with the deficit and dealing with the economy and how we go through this whole process of how you reduce the deficit. and you listen to governor romney. more and more people start to focus in on it....
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. >>> i turned on the news yesterday and saw john boehner and then a clip from president obama talking about the debt ceiling debate, i almost fell out of my chair, i thought are we going to talk about this gain. now. in an election year. >> let's just get our old cliprun them gain. probably the same answer. >> i mean, now why is this -- is boehner bringing this up? or why is this coming up now. >> there is a fiscal clip that comes perhaps before the election, certainly immediately after the election, and i think what speaker boehner was doing was setting the terms of the debate that is going to take place at least from the republican side because that is one of the item that is is there. you also have tax cuts running out. there are several things about to hit, that some people think you can delay until after the election, there are others who believe that they will end up being debated before the election. >> marty, what do you think? >> i -- you know, we are in a major fiscal problem december 31st. not only do all the bush tax cuts go away, but the fix for the amt goes away. this is
. >>> i turned on the news yesterday and saw john boehner and then a clip from president obama talking about the debt ceiling debate, i almost fell out of my chair, i thought are we going to talk about this gain. now. in an election year. >> let's just get our old cliprun them gain. probably the same answer. >> i mean, now why is this -- is boehner bringing this up? or why is this coming up now. >> there is a fiscal clip that comes perhaps before the election,...
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president obama and governor romney will go right back at it this monday in their final debate before election day where they will discuss foreign we have a new show debuting as a election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on local and national candidates and circumstances during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> a bombshell report involving the boy scouts and child sex abuse. details of what is being exposed as we check more headlines. >> an amazing tale of self- defense when a 12-year-old girl home alone hides from appear intruder. we'll share that story coming up next. it is now 5:07. we'll be right back. but if take you away early childhood education... slash k-12 funding... and cut college aid for middle class families ... they won't go far. yet that's exactly what mitt romney wants to do... ...to pay for a $250,000 tax break for multi-millionaires. if mitt romney wins, the middle class loses. priorities usa action is responsible for the content of this advertising. marywe invest in them.umber o
president obama and governor romney will go right back at it this monday in their final debate before election day where they will discuss foreign we have a new show debuting as a election day approaches. fox 5 news edge you decide 2012 will focus on local and national candidates and circumstances during the final two weeks of the campaign. it starts monday at 6:30:00 p.m. right here on fox 5. >>> a bombshell report involving the boy scouts and child sex abuse. details of what is being...
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to the race for the white house, both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney are raising the volume on their criticism of each other but are we reaching a new low in the presidential campaigns now. doug luzader takes a closer look. >> reporter: no question, attacks on both sides have a new edge to them from ads that may cross the line to just plain name calling. >> under obama's plan he wouldn't have to work or train for a job they just send you your welfare check. >> this ad raised hackles at the white house. romney said obama has always been opposed to work. >>> this is categorically false and blatantly dishonest. >> a pro obama super pack intern aired this ad. >> she passed away in 22 days i do not think mitt romney realizes what he has done to anyone. >> mitt romney's business decisions, really to blame for the death of a woman who lost her health insurance. >> i think it is low ball politics. >> then the name calling, not hard to get the impression these guys just do not like each other. >> it is like robin hood in reverse. it's romney hood. >> we have been w
to the race for the white house, both president obama and his republican challenger, mitt romney are raising the volume on their criticism of each other but are we reaching a new low in the presidential campaigns now. doug luzader takes a closer look. >> reporter: no question, attacks on both sides have a new edge to them from ads that may cross the line to just plain name calling. >> under obama's plan he wouldn't have to work or train for a job they just send you your welfare...
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the fate of a crucial piece of president obama's landmark legislation will be debated today. back in a moment. we love gardening... yeah, but the feeling wasn't always mutual. i want you to grow big! if you grow for me, you'll get cookies for free. nothing worked. ♪ but we started using miracle-gro garden soil. you just mix it with your backyard soil... and it feeds your plants for up to 3 months. my plants grew bigger... more beautiful... with more flowers and vegetables. guaranteed. everything changed with miracle-gro. for you are these flowers, like soap is for showers. everyone grows with miracle-gro. >>> welcome back. let's get a check of the weather with tucker barnes who has made his way over here just sliding in at the last minute i'm doing last-minute prep rigs for ask the weather guy. >> there you go. is this a good one today? >> it is a hard one. a good question. >> good. >> it has to do with james cameron's deep sea dive. >> interesting. very cool. can't wait. >> he went seven miles below the surface of the sea which is just incredible. a little s
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so on the one hand, the obama administration -- the obama campaign i should say which is eager to have this debate because they think paul ryan's budget now the plan that romney has endorsed is bad politics for republicans. they won't overtly say that it's going to affect today's seniors. nor will they say it's going to affect people over 55 which it does not. but the ads sort of imply that. they will show people senior citizens in the ads, they talk a lot and they replay all the news reports ant how this is going to be a game changer in florida. why should it be a game changer in florida? florida is one quarter senior citizens, they are protected under the ryan plan. it's all about younger people going in. so there's that misimpression. the same thing on the republican side. they try to make it look like what the obama $716 billion in cuts is, is it's going to affect your parents and grandparents today whereas -- well, it would kick in immediately but? this case it's cuts to the health care providers not the beneficiaries. >> richard wolf with "usa today." basically kind of need to ch
so on the one hand, the obama administration -- the obama campaign i should say which is eager to have this debate because they think paul ryan's budget now the plan that romney has endorsed is bad politics for republicans. they won't overtly say that it's going to affect today's seniors. nor will they say it's going to affect people over 55 which it does not. but the ads sort of imply that. they will show people senior citizens in the ads, they talk a lot and they replay all the news reports...
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. >> as of now, all eyes are on the supreme court which could put an end to the health care debate this week. >> thank you. >>> on the campaign trail, president obama will make a stop in portsmouth, new hampshire today. mitt romney will be in virginia. both candidates are expected to spend a lot of time in virginia. it is considered a key battleground state in the fall election. >>> still ahead, a jazz concert ends in gunfire and a police officer is killed. >> also coming up, the roof after mall in canada collapses with shoppers and workers inside. we are checking national and world headlines next. >>> a new study on what teens are doing on the internet. it is information that parents will want to see. time now is 5:06. @@ >>> a jazz concert in denver, colorado turns deadly. police say and store was shot and killed trying to break up a con front station last night. -- police say an officer was shot and killed. the denver times is reporting the victim was a singe mother. police say the suspect is now in custody. >>> three freight train crew members are still missing this morn
. >> as of now, all eyes are on the supreme court which could put an end to the health care debate this week. >> thank you. >>> on the campaign trail, president obama will make a stop in portsmouth, new hampshire today. mitt romney will be in virginia. both candidates are expected to spend a lot of time in virginia. it is considered a key battleground state in the fall election. >>> still ahead, a jazz concert ends in gunfire and a police officer is killed....
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now, the obama campaign runs ads saying, hey, i'm giving you this benefit. romney runs on saying i'm going to give you religious freedom. those are more sort of here's a different philosophy. >> we had two other ads. we're out of time, unfortunately. we are going to do this throughout the season, so we can examine some of these ads more closely. and obviously you are doing that at roll call as well. thanks for coming in. good to see you here. >> thank you. >> appreciate it. >> stay with us. we'll be back in a couple of moments. now it's 7:41. >>> two months after taking medical leave, we've learned congressman jesse jackson junior is being treated for bipolar disorder. hess suffering from bipolar 2, defined as periodic episodes of depression and hyper mania. they say he's responding to medication and regaining strength. >>> vhr pulled chad johnson's reality series off the air, coming two days after he was arrested for domestic violence charges. his wife says he head butted her during a heated argument. is anybody going to miss the reality show? did you watch
now, the obama campaign runs ads saying, hey, i'm giving you this benefit. romney runs on saying i'm going to give you religious freedom. those are more sort of here's a different philosophy. >> we had two other ads. we're out of time, unfortunately. we are going to do this throughout the season, so we can examine some of these ads more closely. and obviously you are doing that at roll call as well. thanks for coming in. good to see you here. >> thank you. >> appreciate it....
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you can watch the debate online live at nbcwashington.com. >>> mitt romney and president obama are both in the swing state of florida today looking to win over some of the hispanic vote. last night, romney took part in a forum with univision and tried to take back some of the comments he made on hidden camera video about the 47% of americans who don't pay income tax. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america and i'm concerned about them. i'm concerned about the fact that over the past four years, life has become harder for americans. more people have fallen into poverty. >> romney also spoke about health care and immigration policy. >>> president obama will take part in the same forum hosted by univision today, and he may face some tough questions about his own economic vision. nbc news has obtained a 1998 video that republicans now plan to use of then state senator barack obama talking about how to make government more efficient. >> i think the trick is figuring out how to restructure government systems that pool resources and hence facilitate some redistribution, because i actually
you can watch the debate online live at nbcwashington.com. >>> mitt romney and president obama are both in the swing state of florida today looking to win over some of the hispanic vote. last night, romney took part in a forum with univision and tried to take back some of the comments he made on hidden camera video about the 47% of americans who don't pay income tax. >> my campaign is about the 100% of america and i'm concerned about them. i'm concerned about the fact that over...
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also right now, president obama is in nevada preparing for wednesday night's first debate. senator john kerry is playing the role of mitt romney in the debate preps. the president many ka pacampaig night in las vegas. he asked supporters at this virginia high school to keep believing in him. the president does not have any events scheduled for today so he can focus on preparing for wednesday night. mitt romney is hoping the debate gives the presidential nominee a much needed boost. a supporter calls wednesday night the restart of this campaign. romney will hold a rally tonight in denver where the debate will take place. >>> nationals get another shot to clinch a division title today. this time they'll be able to do it in front of the d.c. faithful. the nats couldn't seal the deal against the st. louis cardinals yesterday, losing 10-4. ross dettweiler struggled. so all they need to clinch the division is one win in their final three games against the phillies. they could also clinch that win if atlanta loses one game. the braves play pittsburgh in a three-game series that st
also right now, president obama is in nevada preparing for wednesday night's first debate. senator john kerry is playing the role of mitt romney in the debate preps. the president many ka pacampaig night in las vegas. he asked supporters at this virginia high school to keep believing in him. the president does not have any events scheduled for today so he can focus on preparing for wednesday night. mitt romney is hoping the debate gives the presidential nominee a much needed boost. a supporter...
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the obama campaign went after romney a little bit surprisingly enough in this campaign but debates were really the thing and newt gingrich's lacklustre performance last week and romney's good performances in last week's debate, turned the tide. >>> absolutely look, you know, i think gingrich going see south carolina, was ram bow, going into -- ram bow, going into into florida he was marry poppins he didn't -- mary poppins he didn't deliver in those debates. >> 99% of mitt romney's ads were negative the only positive ad he had on television was his son in spanish endorsing his dad that was it when you do that, it has an impact in two ways first of all the good ads yowie voice rate your opponents but raises your own negatives, there is a question among some people you got a victory but where does this put you going forward. i think look, jim and i were talking mitt romney is the likely nominee here but he won and won ugly in florida no question. >> but did he have any other choice? considering how hard gingrich was coming at him. >> no, he had to win south carolina, he had to win that, --
the obama campaign went after romney a little bit surprisingly enough in this campaign but debates were really the thing and newt gingrich's lacklustre performance last week and romney's good performances in last week's debate, turned the tide. >>> absolutely look, you know, i think gingrich going see south carolina, was ram bow, going into -- ram bow, going into into florida he was marry poppins he didn't -- mary poppins he didn't deliver in those debates. >> 99% of mitt...
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for that perso >>> a few days after the first presidential debate, president obama joked with supporters in california over the weekend admitting he was not at his best in denver. the president also took time to criticize his republican opponent, mitt romney, going after what he claims is romney's plan for $5 trillion in tax cuts and cuts to funding for pbs to help close the deficit. >> so for all you moms and kids, don't worry. somebody is finally cracking down on big bird. cracking down on him. elmo has made a run for the border. border. governor romney plans to let wall street run wild again but he is bringing the hammer down on sesame street. >> president obama will continue campaigning in california today with a star- studded event in san francisco t includes john legend and will i am. >>> one of the staffers at in florida decided to weekend romney's face with a napkin. he laughed it off but and to look uncomfortable. >>> we'll tell you who came out on top in the election with hugo chavez. >> and more cases of fungal meningitis as the outbreak spreads to more states. we'll have an u
for that perso >>> a few days after the first presidential debate, president obama joked with supporters in california over the weekend admitting he was not at his best in denver. the president also took time to criticize his republican opponent, mitt romney, going after what he claims is romney's plan for $5 trillion in tax cuts and cuts to funding for pbs to help close the deficit. >> so for all you moms and kids, don't worry. somebody is finally cracking down on big bird....
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president barack obama is trying to make sure the race for the republican nomination doesn't get all the spotlight, last night he reached out to democrats in iowa, in a video conference. >>> the problems that we have been dealing with over the last three years didn't hanover night we are not going -- happen, overnight and we are not going to fix them overnight. >> president obama won the iowa caucuses when he was a democratic presidential candidate four years ago today he will head to cleveland in an appeal to middle class voters. >>> another big story we are following, it appears dc councilmember harry thomas missed his deadline to make a payment of $50,000, part of the deal to repay the city $300,000 he spent on an suv and expensive trips and meals what is next? after this latest development of his ethics controversy. joining us inside wtop political analyst, mark. >> happy new year steve. >> let's focus on the local dealings here. with harry thomas is a deal in place? >> i don't know if a deal is in place but i know from people who do know that there are plea negotiations going on
president barack obama is trying to make sure the race for the republican nomination doesn't get all the spotlight, last night he reached out to democrats in iowa, in a video conference. >>> the problems that we have been dealing with over the last three years didn't hanover night we are not going -- happen, overnight and we are not going to fix them overnight. >> president obama won the iowa caucuses when he was a democratic presidential candidate four years ago today he will...
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but president barack obama is making his case on the student loan debate by speaking with students here at washington lee high school later this morning. and while technically not a campaign event, as i mentioned, it is an opportunity for him to score point here in virginia which is a key battleground state. the president took virginia in 2008 and the changing political environment has made this a swing state n arlington, the president will talk with those high school junior and seniors about the need to keep those federal student loan interest rates down so they will have an opportunity at an affordable college education. he doesn't kick off his re-ehex bid until foam with a stop in virginia. meanwhile-- until tomorrow way stop in virginia. meanwhile, mitt romney is taking his campaign to the commonwealth. he is getting high profile help. michelle bachmann, a tea party favorite, endorsed ronnel knee yesterday and he got a boost in an appearance with virginia governor bob mcdonnell who has been mentioned as a possible running mate. they were talking about energy and the economy, both ma
but president barack obama is making his case on the student loan debate by speaking with students here at washington lee high school later this morning. and while technically not a campaign event, as i mentioned, it is an opportunity for him to score point here in virginia which is a key battleground state. the president took virginia in 2008 and the changing political environment has made this a swing state n arlington, the president will talk with those high school junior and seniors about...
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. >> president obama is damaging medicare for current seniors that is why i think this is the debate we want to have and the debate we will win. >> reporter: the president's campaign disputes that charge but looks like medicare will play a much bigger role in this campaign. in washington doug luzader fox news. >>> on the campaign trail, the president wraps up his 3 day bus tour in iowa and first lady michelle obama joins him. republican mitt romney fund raises in north carolina and alabama and congressman ryan is attending a victory rally tonight in oxford ohio. >>> sarah, a major change to immigration policy begins today young illegal immigrants brought to the u.s. as children can now apply the delay any deportation action the government may take against them. fox 5s. lauren demarco live in our net center with more good morning lauren. >> good morning tony officially being called, deferred action for childhood arrivals. it is actually a way to protect yourself if you are eligible, from deportation also to apply for a work permit now, the department of homeland security has a lot of
. >> president obama is damaging medicare for current seniors that is why i think this is the debate we want to have and the debate we will win. >> reporter: the president's campaign disputes that charge but looks like medicare will play a much bigger role in this campaign. in washington doug luzader fox news. >>> on the campaign trail, the president wraps up his 3 day bus tour in iowa and first lady michelle obama joins him. republican mitt romney fund raises in north...
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and all the candidates attacked president obama. they also took on some hot topics including plans for unemployment. >> all unemployment compensation should be tied to a job training requirement. >> we should have the lowest tax we've ever had and up until 1913, it was 0%. >> we've got a president in office three years and he does not have a jobs plan yet. of a he got one out there already and i'm not even president yet. >> during the debate, rome necessity was pressured by newt gingrich to release his tax returns. romney initially sidestepped the call to do so but later said he might be willing to release them in april. the gop candidates debate one more time before saturday's south carolina primary. >>> the house of representatives returns to work this morning and the senate gets back next week. one of the first things they will have to deal with is how to pay for the payroll tax cut. congress is also facing its worst ever approval rating of just 13% according to the latest abc news "washington post" poll. a massive occupy protest
and all the candidates attacked president obama. they also took on some hot topics including plans for unemployment. >> all unemployment compensation should be tied to a job training requirement. >> we should have the lowest tax we've ever had and up until 1913, it was 0%. >> we've got a president in office three years and he does not have a jobs plan yet. of a he got one out there already and i'm not even president yet. >> during the debate, rome necessity was pressured...
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. >> also ahead, debate continues today on a proposal to expand gambling in maryland and the measure has already cleared one hurdle. >> and president barack obama wrapping up the attack ads now as mitt romney heads to virginia, while speculation grows he'll announce his running mate very soon.
. >> also ahead, debate continues today on a proposal to expand gambling in maryland and the measure has already cleared one hurdle. >> and president barack obama wrapping up the attack ads now as mitt romney heads to virginia, while speculation grows he'll announce his running mate very soon.